Friday, January 10, 1964—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-8
U.S. to Loan $10 Million
for Israel Development
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
To The Jewish News
WASHINGTON — The
United States intends to give
Israel development loans total-
ing $10 million this year.
This will be in addition to
the more than $20 million in
the sale of surplus agricultural
commodities for local currency
in the framework of an exist-
ing U. S.-Israeli three-year
agreement, it was learned here
Tuesday.
The figures were revealed
during the recent Senate Ap-
propriations Committee hearing
on the American foreign aid
program. A transcript of the
hearing was issued Tuesday.
The hearing also disclosed
that Egypt will receive this
year about $150 million in
surplus agricultural commodi-
ties plus an undisclosed sum
in development loans which
amounted to $36 million last
year.
Jordan is down for $34 mil-
lion of U. S. funds in direct
support of its budget.
Yemen is to get $5 million
in aid of capital projects, while
Iraq is to get $16 million of
American farm surpluses.
The data showed further that
the United States will provide
military assistance to Saudi
Arabia mostly through the sale
of equipment and through some
grants for training.
Under a last-minute decision,
the transcript showed Lebanon
will also get U. S. aid in the
form of military equipment.
Sen. Allen J. Ellender, D.-
La., questioned David Bell,
director of the Agency for
International Development,
both about the assistance to
Israel and about the grants
to the Arab states.
Referring to the help to Saudi
Arabia and to Lebanon, he said
"The moment Israel finds out
about this and Nasser finds out
about it, you are going to see
repercussions in that area."
Sen. Ellender also objected
to what he termed "too-easy"
terms on which grants are made
to Israel.
In reply, Bell told the corn-
MONTH
Jan. 15 - Feb. 15
The agreement between
the Israel Government and the
Jewish National Fund presents
clearly the challenge of redeem-
ing the land this time not from
foreign hands, but from the rav-
ages of centuries and the neg-
lect of generations. A dunam
unfilled or unafforested is a
dunam of waste, a dunam of
trees or of farmland is a major
step forward towards our eco-
nomic independence. As immi-
gration now again begins to
swell, let us spare no effort to
advance the JNF towards the
clearer goals now being pre-
sented."
LEVI ESHKOL
Prime Minister,
State of Israel
JNF SABBATH will be
observed in all Synagogues
JANUARY 25th
mittee that the Israelis have
agreed that their economy
was improving rapidly enough
so that the United States
should be in the process of
terminating economic aid to
Israel.
Grant aid to Israel, he said,
had already been terminated
and terms for development loans
have been stiffened, having
gone up by stages from three-
quarters Of one per cent in
1962 to 2 per cent in 1963 and
3.25 per cent this year.
He said that in spite of the
fact that Israel's receipt of
funds under the West German
reparations program is getting
lower, "the Israel economy will
become stronger."
According to Bell, the Israelis
are facing a very "rough" eco-
nomic problem.
However, he said, "They have
shown great energy, great com-
petence, great technical skill—
and so far they're doing very
well indeed."
Israel Defense Deputy
Leaves France; Arms
Contract Concluded?
PARIS (JTA) — Israel's Dep-
uty Minister of Defense Shimon
Peres left for Israel after a
brief stay in France, during
which he conferred with the
French defense minister and
senior government officials.
It is generally believed here
that Peres concluded an im-
portant contract for the sup-
ply to Israel of French mili-
tary equipment and aeron-
autical material.
Peres, who was accompanied
by Brig. Ezer Weezmann, com-
mander of the Israeli Air Force,
visited a number of French mil-
itary bases and aeronautical
plants.
He also conferred with Gen.
Martin, commander of the
French Air Force, and other
French Army officers. The
Israeli minister also met
with Guy Mollet, former
premier and secretary general
of the French Socialist party.
Peres told the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency here prior to
his departure that he was "fully
satisfied" with his visit, during
which he had noticed the "same
warm French friendship and
understanding for Israel and
her needs."
He is due to revisit France
early in February, when he will
also spend a few days in Brit-
ain.
Congress of Zionist
Students Told of
Jewish Ties to West
AMSTERDAM, (JTA) — The
Jewish communities and con-
gregations in Western Europe
must be maintained, not only
because the Jewish people in
the area have strong ties with
"old Europe," but also because
"they are of great interest to
the State of Israel," Denmark's
Chief Rabbi Max Melchior de-
clared here.
Rabbi Melchior delivered the
major address, at the opening
here of the International Euro-
pean Zionist Students Congress.
He told the students: "I will
not be the last chief rabbi in
Denmark, and I am not willing
to wind up the Danish Jewish
community or stimulate its
members to emigrate to Israel."
Emphasizing the strong ties
with the general communities
by Jews in Western Europe as
well as by Jews in America, Dr.
Melchior declared: "I am very
much attached to Israel. But I
don't wish to abandon my crit-
ical attitude toward the State
of Israel and its foreign policy."
Among those attending the
opening session of the congress
was Brig. David Shaltiel, Israel's
Ambassador to The Hague.
Government 'Lenient'
on Jews, Morocco
Newspapers Claim
CASABLANCA (JTA) —The
Moroccan government was ac-
cused in two newspapers of per-
mitting the Jews in this coun-
try to hold an "excessive place"
in the economy and of placing
too many Jews in the foreign
ministry.
"Alertness" against the Jew,
ish community here and against
the "dangers" of Zionism was
sounded in an article in La
Paix Africaine.
This journal not only claim-
ed that the place of Jews in
the Moroccan economy is "ex-
cessive," but said also that
many Americans in Morocco
serve as intermediaries be-
tween the Moroccan govern-
ment and Israel.
"Al Alam," organ of the op-
position Istiqlal party, alleged
that Foreign Minister Ahmed
Beda Guedira has put "too
many Jews" into the foreign
ministry, and has entrusted the
affairs of the ministry "to for-
eigners and Jews."
In fact, only one Jew — M.
Asseraf — heads a desk in the
foreign ministry today. Not a
single Jew has been named to
a foreign ministry post since
Morocco attained independence
in 1956.
"Al Alam" also criticized the
Vatican, disagreeing with those
Catholic prelates in the recent
session of the Ecumenical Coun-
ciy who pressed for adoption of
a Catholic Church schema which
would absolve the Jews of re-
sponsibility for the crucifixion
of Jesus.
The publication also criticized
Pope Paul VI for his visit to the
Holy Land.
7 Injured, 30 Arrested in Fight
Over 'Deputy' Performance in Paris
PARIS, (JTA) — At least audience started shouting
seven persons were injured, and abusively. Several youths leaped
30 were temporarily detained by onto the stage and started fight-
police, when fighting again in- ing the actors. When policemen
terfered with the performance mounted the stage to break up
of "The Deputy," the play by the fighting, the demonstrators
German dramatist Rolf Hoch- battled the police.
After the stage had been
huth, which criticized the late
Pope Pius XII for failing to pro- cleared, the play continued, but
test against the Nazi annihila- there were frequent, further
demonstrations by members of
tion of European Jewry.
The performances of "The the audience. The play finally
Deputy" have been subjected to limped to its end.
Police authorities have threat-
violent demonstrations inside
ened several times to close
the theater since it opened.
This time, as the second act down the play due to the public
was on, some members of the disturbances.
NY Parley Is Attended
by 1,300 USY Teens
NEW YORK, (JTA) — More
than 1,300 teen-age delegates
from 375 Conservative congre-
gations in the United States and
Canada adopted resolutions at
their annual convention here.
They supported separation of
church and state, urging expan-
sion of religious education
among Jewish youth and called
upon Jewish teen-agers to deep-
en their commitments to Jew-
ish observances.
The convention elected Rich-
ard Hoffman of Chicago as
president of their organization,
the United Synagogue Youth,
which includes 22,000 members
in 570 chapters.
(Copyright, 1964, JTA, Inc.)
4 Anti-Jewish Youths
and Explosive Material
Seized in Argentina
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
BUENOS AIRES — Police de-
tained Tuesday four members of
the extremist anti-Semitic Ta-
cuara youth group in a spectacu-
lar raid on a workshop.
They found a substantial
quantity of gelinite, a material
used for making explosives.
The police also found fire-
arms and a stolen car. Initially
the raid had been aimed only at
recovering the auto, but subse-
quently the Tacuara members
confessed to possession of the
explosives material.
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The Talmud (Bavli, Shabbos
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fast after a bad dream is that of
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of atonement to clear away all
guilt feelings which might
linger on in the conscience of
the individual thus disturbing
his peace of mind. The peace of
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Sabbath one may even fast on
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one dreams that a Sefer Torah
(Holy Scroll) was burned,
where one dreams that his teeth
fell out (or were loose). Some
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